Changes from Version 11.5 to Version 12
Version 12 of the LEADTOOLS VCL has changed from version 11.5 as follows:
The product line in Version 12 has been redesigned. If you are an existing LEADTOOLS customer, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the new line of products and the new features.
Essentially the changes are as follows:
LEADTOOLS no longer supports 16-bit development
environments.
LEADTOOLS Imaging is now LEADTOOLS Raster
Imaging.
LEADTOOLS Imaging Pro is now LEADTOOLS Raster
Imaging Pro.
LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Suite is no longer
available.
LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro Suite is now
LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro. It no longer includes LEADTOOLS Imaging
Pro, but provides many more vector features, including automation, container
and toolbar capabilities.
LEADTOOLS Document Express is now LEADTOOLS
Document Imaging. It no longer includes support for Multimedia and Vector
features.
LEADTOOLS Document Express Suite is now LEADTOOLS
Document Imaging Suite. It no longer includes support for Multimedia and
Vector features. It now includes a "Clean-up" module for improving
1-bit images.
LEADTOOLS Medical Express is now LEADTOOLS
Medical Imaging. It no longer includes Multimedia and Vector support.
LEADTOOLS Medical Express Suite is now LEADTOOLS
Medical Imaging Suite. It no longer includes Multimedia and Vector support.
Reduced the number of TLS slots (thread local
storage) used by LEADTOOLS DLLs. Previous versions of LEADTOOLS used up
to 23 TLS slots. LEADTOOLS v12 now uses up to 2 TLS slots.
Optimized memory management, which increases
the speed of all LEADTOOLS functions.
Redesigned the CCITT G3/G4 compression/decompression
process, resulting in an additional 80% speed increase over version 11.5.
Hand-optimized (MMX, PII and PIII) faster
code for the JPEG compression/decompression process.
Added more flavors to most LEADTOOLS 12 file
filters.
Optional Raster plug-ins for vector file
format support (DXF, DWG, DRW, PLT, TIFF with DXF, and INTERGRAPH_VECTOR)
are now available.
The Picturize algorithm now supports more
options.
TIFF files can be loaded and saved faster.
Loading (decompressing) and saving (compressing)
JPEG files have been optimized for MMX, Pentium II and Pentium III. Most
files now compress 100% faster and decompress 50% faster.
Loading and saving TIFF files with CMP and
JBIG compression are now supported.
Saving vector images as a DXF inside a TIFF
file is now supported in LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro.
Loading and saving uncompressed SGI files
are now supported.
Loading and saving RLE compressed SGI files
are now supported.